TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of metal foam and metal matrix composites for heat exchangers and heat sinks
AU - Han, Xiao Hong
AU - Wang, Qin
AU - Park, Young Gil
AU - T'Joen, Christophe
AU - Sommers, Andrew
AU - Jacobi, Anthony
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was sponsored by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Institute (ARTI).
PY - 2012/9/1
Y1 - 2012/9/1
N2 - Recent advances in manufacturing methods open the possibility for broader use of metal foams and metal matrix composites (MMCs) for heat exchangers, and these materials can have tailored material properties. Metal foams in particular combine a number of interesting properties from a heat exchanger's point of view. In this paper, the material properties of metal foams and MMCs are surveyed, and the current state of the art is reviewed for heat exchanger applications. Four different applications are considered: liquid-liquid, liquid-gas, and gas-gas heat exchangers and heat sinks. Manufacturing and implementation issues are identified and discussed, and it is concluded that these materials hold promise both for heat exchangers and heat sinks, but that some key issues still need to be solved before broad-scale application is possible.
AB - Recent advances in manufacturing methods open the possibility for broader use of metal foams and metal matrix composites (MMCs) for heat exchangers, and these materials can have tailored material properties. Metal foams in particular combine a number of interesting properties from a heat exchanger's point of view. In this paper, the material properties of metal foams and MMCs are surveyed, and the current state of the art is reviewed for heat exchanger applications. Four different applications are considered: liquid-liquid, liquid-gas, and gas-gas heat exchangers and heat sinks. Manufacturing and implementation issues are identified and discussed, and it is concluded that these materials hold promise both for heat exchangers and heat sinks, but that some key issues still need to be solved before broad-scale application is possible.
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U2 - 10.1080/01457632.2012.659613
DO - 10.1080/01457632.2012.659613
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84859801667
SN - 0145-7632
VL - 33
SP - 991
EP - 1009
JO - Heat Transfer Engineering
JF - Heat Transfer Engineering
IS - 12
ER -